Patricio Albacete retires from rugby

Argentina lock Patricio Albacete has today confirmed his retirement from rugby.

Etapa terminada. Llegó el momento de oficializar mi retiro del rugby. Muchas gracias a todos los que me acompañaron a lo largo del camino! Comparto con ustedes algunas reflexiones luego de tantos años. https://t.co/94lUuC6rO2 pic.twitter.com/TYbIgybZru

— Patricio Albacete (@patoalbacete) June 11, 2018

Albacete played 57 games with the Pumas between 2003 and 2013. He participated in three World Cups: 2003, 2007 (bronze in France) and 2011.

In June 2017, Albacete joined Racing 92, making the switch from Toulouse to Paris for the 2017/18 Top 14 season before announcing that the season would be his last .